Baalbeck’s International Film Festival (BIFF) is the first film festival organized in the city of Baalbeck, Lebanon.
BISFF has five main objectives:
Promote Baalbeck’s role and place in the cultural and artistic scenes.
Shed lights on the work of young filmmakers from across the globe.
Acknowledge and promote young Lebanese filmmakers.
Advocate for the support of short and independent film productions.
Mainstream the role of Film-making in influencing social and humanitarian contexts.
The first edition of the BIFF was border-less and open to creativity. It was made possible with great submissions of filmmakers from different backgrounds and nationalities. The result was an incredible program of film screenings, director talks, workshops, and exhibitions, free and open to the public.
Awards
The awards will be announced during the festival. The BIFF will disseminate five awards as following:
Best Short Documentary
Best Short Animated Film
Best Short Film
Best Cinematography
Best Actor
Best Actress
Best Screenplay
Jury’s choice